Middle East: "Trump meets with generals, considering resuming attacks against Iran" - LIVEBLOG.

Key Points THE POINT 08:12 Lebanon: Six dead in Israeli raids in the south. 08:08 CNN: 'Trump meets with generals, considering resuming attacks on Iran.' 08:20 Rubio called the British Foreign Secretary 'to discuss Hormuz.' Yesterday's Events THE POINT US-Iran tensions escalate after the rejection of both countries' peace plans. Trump is currently meeting with his national security team and top US military officials to discuss future strategies, including the possibility of resuming military action, according to CNN. Meanwhile, the EU has approved sanctions against violent Israeli settlers, sparking anger from Tel Aviv, which called it an "unacceptable outrage." 08:12 Lebanon: Six dead in Israeli raids in the south. The official Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) reported that six people were killed yesterday in an Israeli air raid on Kfar Dounine, in the south of the country. "Enemy warplanes struck a house last night, killing six people and wounding seven, who were taken to hospitals in Tyre," the NNA reported today. Meanwhile, the Israeli military has ordered the evacuation of residents of the small town of Sohmor, in the Bekaa Valley, via social media, in anticipation of bombings. Despite a ceasefire theoretically in effect since April 17, Israel has continued to bomb several areas of Lebanon, and the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement continues to claim responsibility for attacks on Israeli targets. Hezbollah dragged Lebanon into a new war on March 2, attacking Israel with rockets to avenge the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on the first day of the Israeli-American offensive against Tehran. Israel responded with massive air strikes and a ground incursion in the south of the country. The death toll from the Israeli raids, updated yesterday by the Lebanese Ministry of Health, is 2,869 since the beginning of the war, including dozens of people killed after the ceasefire came into effect. Further talks are scheduled for Thursday and Friday in Washington between Lebanon and Israel. 08:08 CNN: 'Trump meets with generals, considering resuming attacks on Iran.' US President Donald Trump is currently meeting with his national security team and top US military officials to discuss future strategies for the conflict with Iran, including the possibility of resuming military action. This was reported by CNN, citing informed sources. 08:20 Rubio called the British Foreign Secretary 'to discuss Hormuz.' US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had a telephone conversation with British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper. This was reported by the State Department in a statement, specifying that the two discussed "efforts to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz." Yesterday's Events Also See